Pelosi Kills Deal With Blue Dogs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) "is nixing a deal she cut with centrists to advance health reform," reports The Hill.

"Pelosi's decision to abandon the agreement that was made with a group of Blue Dogs to get the bill out of committee would steer the healthcare legislation back to the left as she prepares for a floor vote."

"Pelosi is planning to include a government-run 'public option' in the House version of the healthcare bill. She wants to model it on Medicare, with providers getting reimbursed on a scale pegged to Medicare rates."